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Leland and Lawton Claims

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000852
MRDS ID A011505
Record type Site
Current site name Leland and Lawton Claims
Alternate or previous names Hubbard and Elliott Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -144.12893, 61.66354 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ON SADDLE BETWEEN THE HEADS OF FIVE SHEEP AND DECEPTION CREEKS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chitina Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • SEE CLAIM MAP: USGS BULL 374, P. 64 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcanthite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -144.12893, 61.66354
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Near Axis Of Large Asymmetric Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Strikes N 30 W, Dips 50 To 60 S, Between Nikolai Greenstone And Large Porphyry Dike

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Control

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEE COMMENTS FOR ALBERT JOHNSON PROSPECT; NIKOLAI GREENSTONE IS IN FAULT CONTACT WITH 30 TO 35 FT THICK PORPHYRY DIKE WHICH LIES AT THE BASE OF THE KOTSINA CONGLOMERATE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • SEE COMMENTS FOR ALBERT JOHNSON PROSPECT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE ALBERT JOHNSON PROSPECT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE AND CHALCANTHITE DISSEMINATED IN GREENSTONE ADJACENT TO JOINT OR FAULT PLANES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-85 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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